Western Europe
Netherlands
A horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue. It evolved from the earlier orange-white-blue Prince’s Flag, with red becoming established by the 17th century and formally confirmed by royal decree in 1937.
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Adopted
1937
Proportion
2:3
Colours
3
Colours & their meaning
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Red
No official symbolism.
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White
No official symbolism.
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Blue
No official symbolism.
Did you know?
The Dutch tricolour is one of the world’s oldest national flags still in use and influenced the Russian flag.